JavaEE Web API 8.0.1 · javax.faces.component.EditableValueHolder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public void	addValidator(Validator<T> The `Validator` to add validator) Add a `Validator` instance to the set associated with this component.
public void	addValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener The `ValueChangeListener` to be added listener) Add a new `ValueChangeListener` to the set of listeners interested in being notified when `ValueChangeEvent`s occur.
public Object	Returns: the submitted value. getSubmittedValue() Return the submittedValue value of this component.
public MethodBinding	Returns: the validator as a method binding. getValidator() Deprecated `getValidators` should be used instead. If `setValidator` was not previously called for this instance, this method must return `null`.
public Validator<T>[]	Returns: the validators, or a zero-length array. getValidators() Return the set of registered `Validator`s for this component instance.
public MethodBinding	Returns: the value change listener. getValueChangeListener() Deprecated Use `getValueChangeListeners` instead. If `setValueChangeListener` was not previously called for this instance, this method must return `null`.
public ValueChangeListener[]	Returns: the value change listeners, or a zero-length array. getValueChangeListeners() Return the set of registered `ValueChangeListener`s for this component instance.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if is immediate, `false` otherwise. isImmediate() Return the "immediate" state for this component.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if the local value is set, `false` otherwise. isLocalValueSet() Return the "local value set" state for this component.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if required, `false` otherwise. isRequired() Return the "required field" state for this component.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if valid, `false` otherwise. isValid() Return a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).
public void	removeValidator(Validator<T> The `Validator` to remove validator) Remove a `Validator` instance from the set associated with this component, if it was previously associated.
public void	removeValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener The `ValueChangeListener` to be removed listener) Remove an existing `ValueChangeListener` (if any) from the set of listeners interested in being notified when `ValueChangeEvent`s occur.
public void	resetValue() Convenience method to reset this component's value to the un-initialized state.
public void	setImmediate(boolean The new "immediate" state immediate) Set the "immediate" state for this component.
public void	setLocalValueSet(boolean the "local value set" boolean. localValueSet) Sets the "local value set" state for this component.
public void	setRequired(boolean The new "required field" state required) Set the "required field" state for this component.
public void	setSubmittedValue(Object The new submitted value submittedValue) Set the submittedValue value of this component.
public void	setValid(boolean The new valid flag valid) Set a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).
public void	setValidator(MethodBinding The new `MethodBinding` instance validatorBinding) Deprecated Use `addValidator` instead, obtaining the argument `Validator` by creating an instance of `javax.faces.validator.MethodExpressionValidator`. Wrap the argument `validatorBinding` in an implementation of `javax.faces.validator.Validator` and store it in the internal data structure that backs the `getValidators` method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to `setValidator`.
public void	setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding The new method binding instance valueChangeMethod) Deprecated Use `addValueChangeListener` instead, obtaining the argument `ValueChangeListener` by creating an instance of `javax.faces.event.MethodExpressionValueChangeListener`. Wrap the argument `valueChangeMethod` in an implementation of `ValueChangeListener` and store it in the internal data structure that backs the `getValueChangeListeners` method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to `setValueChangeListener`.

Inherited from javax.faces.component.ValueHolder:: getConverter getLocalValue getValue setConverter setValue

Method Detail

addValidator back to summary

addValidator	back to summary
public void addValidator(Validator<T> validator) Add a `Validator` instance to the set associated with this component. Parameters validator:Validator<T> The `Validator` to add Exceptions NullPointerException: if `validator` is null

public void addValidator(Validator<T> validator)

Add a Validator instance to the set associated with this component.

Parameters

validator:Validator<T>: The Validator to add

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if validator is null

addValueChangeListener back to summary

addValueChangeListener	back to summary
public void addValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener) Add a new `ValueChangeListener` to the set of listeners interested in being notified when `ValueChangeEvent`s occur. Parameters listener:ValueChangeListener The `ValueChangeListener` to be added Exceptions NullPointerException: if `listener` is `null`

public void addValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener)

Add a new ValueChangeListener to the set of listeners interested in being notified when ValueChangeEvents occur.

Parameters

listener:ValueChangeListener: The ValueChangeListener to be added

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if listener is null

getSubmittedValue back to summary

getSubmittedValue	back to summary
public Object getSubmittedValue() Return the submittedValue value of this component. This method should only be used by the `encodeBegin()` and/or `encodeEnd()` methods of this component, or its corresponding `Renderer`. The action taken based on whether the value is `null`, empty, or non-`null` is determined based on the value of the `javax.faces.INTERPRET_EMPTY_STRING_SUBMITTED_VALUES_AS_NULL`context-param. Returns:Object the submitted value.

public Object getSubmittedValue()

Return the submittedValue value of this component. This method should only be used by the encodeBegin() and/or encodeEnd() methods of this component, or its corresponding Renderer. The action taken based on whether the value is null, empty, or non-null is determined based on the value of the javax.faces.INTERPRET_EMPTY_STRING_SUBMITTED_VALUES_AS_NULLcontext-param.

Returns:Object: the submitted value.

getValidator back to summary

getValidator	back to summary
public MethodBinding getValidator() Deprecated `getValidators` should be used instead. If `setValidator` was not previously called for this instance, this method must return `null`. If it was called, this method must return the exact `MethodBinding` instance that was passed to `setValidator`. This method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the `immediate` property). Returns:MethodBinding the validator as a method binding.

public MethodBinding getValidator()

Deprecated

getValidators should be used instead.

If setValidator was not previously called for this instance, this method must return null. If it was called, this method must return the exact MethodBinding instance that was passed to setValidator.

This method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the immediate property).

Returns:MethodBinding: the validator as a method binding.

getValidators back to summary

getValidators	back to summary
public Validator<T>[] getValidators() Return the set of registered `Validator`s for this component instance. If there are no registered validators, a zero-length array is returned. Returns:Validator<T>[] the validators, or a zero-length array.

public Validator<T>[] getValidators()

Return the set of registered Validators for this component instance. If there are no registered validators, a zero-length array is returned.

Returns:Validator<T>[]: the validators, or a zero-length array.

getValueChangeListener back to summary

getValueChangeListener	back to summary
public MethodBinding getValueChangeListener() Deprecated Use `getValueChangeListeners` instead. If `setValueChangeListener` was not previously called for this instance, this method must return `null`. If it was called, this method must return the exact `MethodBinding` instance that was passed to `setValueChangeListener`. Returns:MethodBinding the value change listener.

public MethodBinding getValueChangeListener()

Deprecated

Use getValueChangeListeners instead.

If setValueChangeListener was not previously called for this instance, this method must return null. If it was called, this method must return the exact MethodBinding instance that was passed to setValueChangeListener.

Returns:MethodBinding: the value change listener.

getValueChangeListeners back to summary

getValueChangeListeners	back to summary
public ValueChangeListener[] getValueChangeListeners() Return the set of registered `ValueChangeListener`s for this component instance. If there are no registered listeners, a zero-length array is returned. Returns:ValueChangeListener[] the value change listeners, or a zero-length array.

public ValueChangeListener[] getValueChangeListeners()

Return the set of registered ValueChangeListeners for this component instance. If there are no registered listeners, a zero-length array is returned.

Returns:ValueChangeListener[]: the value change listeners, or a zero-length array.

isImmediate back to summary

isImmediate	back to summary
public boolean isImmediate() Return the "immediate" state for this component. Returns:boolean `true` if is immediate, `false` otherwise.

public boolean isImmediate()

Return the "immediate" state for this component.

Returns:boolean: true if is immediate, false otherwise.

isLocalValueSet back to summary

isLocalValueSet	back to summary
public boolean isLocalValueSet() Return the "local value set" state for this component. Calls to `setValue()` automatically reset this property to `true`. Returns:boolean `true` if the local value is set, `false` otherwise.

public boolean isLocalValueSet()

Return the "local value set" state for this component. Calls to setValue() automatically reset this property to true.

Returns:boolean: true if the local value is set, false otherwise.

isRequired back to summary

isRequired	back to summary
public boolean isRequired() Return the "required field" state for this component. Returns:boolean `true` if required, `false` otherwise.

public boolean isRequired()

Return the "required field" state for this component.

Returns:boolean: true if required, false otherwise.

isValid back to summary

isValid	back to summary
public boolean isValid() Return a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred). Returns:boolean `true` if valid, `false` otherwise.

public boolean isValid()

Return a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).

Returns:boolean: true if valid, false otherwise.

removeValidator back to summary

removeValidator	back to summary
public void removeValidator(Validator<T> validator) Remove a `Validator` instance from the set associated with this component, if it was previously associated. Otherwise, do nothing. Parameters validator:Validator<T> The `Validator` to remove

public void removeValidator(Validator<T> validator)

Remove a Validator instance from the set associated with this component, if it was previously associated. Otherwise, do nothing.

Parameters

validator:Validator<T>: The Validator to remove

removeValueChangeListener back to summary

removeValueChangeListener	back to summary
public void removeValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener) Remove an existing `ValueChangeListener` (if any) from the set of listeners interested in being notified when `ValueChangeEvent`s occur. Parameters listener:ValueChangeListener The `ValueChangeListener` to be removed Exceptions NullPointerException: if `listener` is `null`

public void removeValueChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener)

Remove an existing ValueChangeListener (if any) from the set of listeners interested in being notified when ValueChangeEvents occur.

Parameters

listener:ValueChangeListener: The ValueChangeListener to be removed

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if listener is null

resetValue	back to summary
public void resetValue() Convenience method to reset this component's value to the un-initialized state. Since 2.0

resetValue

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public void resetValue()

Convenience method to reset this component's value to the un-initialized state.

Since: 2.0

setImmediate back to summary

setImmediate	back to summary
public void setImmediate(boolean immediate) Set the "immediate" state for this component. When set to true, the component's value will be converted and validated immediately in the Apply Request Values phase, and `ValueChangeEvent`s will be delivered in that phase as well. The default value for this property must be `false`. Parameters immediate:boolean The new "immediate" state

public void setImmediate(boolean immediate)

Set the "immediate" state for this component. When set to true, the component's value will be converted and validated immediately in the Apply Request Values phase, and ValueChangeEvents will be delivered in that phase as well. The default value for this property must be false.

Parameters

immediate:boolean: The new "immediate" state

setLocalValueSet	back to summary
public void setLocalValueSet(boolean localValueSet) Sets the "local value set" state for this component. Parameters localValueSet:boolean the "local value set" boolean.

setLocalValueSet

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public void setLocalValueSet(boolean localValueSet)

Sets the "local value set" state for this component.

Parameters

localValueSet:boolean: the "local value set" boolean.

setRequired	back to summary
public void setRequired(boolean required) Set the "required field" state for this component. Parameters required:boolean The new "required field" state

setRequired

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public void setRequired(boolean required)

Set the "required field" state for this component.

Parameters

required:boolean: The new "required field" state

setSubmittedValue back to summary

setSubmittedValue	back to summary
public void setSubmittedValue(Object submittedValue) Set the submittedValue value of this component. This method should only be used by the `decode()` and `validate()` method of this component, or its corresponding `Renderer`. The action taken based on whether the value is `null`, empty, or non-`null` is determined based on the value of the `javax.faces.INTERPRET_EMPTY_STRING_SUBMITTED_VALUES_AS_NULL`context-param. Parameters submittedValue:Object The new submitted value

public void setSubmittedValue(Object submittedValue)

Set the submittedValue value of this component. This method should only be used by the decode() and validate() method of this component, or its corresponding Renderer. The action taken based on whether the value is null, empty, or non-null is determined based on the value of the javax.faces.INTERPRET_EMPTY_STRING_SUBMITTED_VALUES_AS_NULLcontext-param.

Parameters

submittedValue:Object: The new submitted value

setValid	back to summary
public void setValid(boolean valid) Set a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred). Parameters valid:boolean The new valid flag

setValid

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public void setValid(boolean valid)

Set a flag indicating whether the local value of this component is valid (no conversion error has occurred).

Parameters

valid:boolean: The new valid flag

setValidator back to summary

setValidator	back to summary
public void setValidator(MethodBinding validatorBinding) Deprecated Use `addValidator` instead, obtaining the argument `Validator` by creating an instance of `javax.faces.validator.MethodExpressionValidator`. Wrap the argument `validatorBinding` in an implementation of `javax.faces.validator.Validator` and store it in the internal data structure that backs the `getValidators` method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to `setValidator`. The argument method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the `immediate` property). Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of `void`, and accept parameters of type `javax.faces.context.FacesContext`, `UIComponent`, and `Object`. Parameters validatorBinding:MethodBinding The new `MethodBinding` instance

public void setValidator(MethodBinding validatorBinding)

Deprecated

Use addValidator instead, obtaining the argument Validator by creating an instance of javax.faces.validator.MethodExpressionValidator.

Wrap the argument validatorBinding in an implementation of javax.faces.validator.Validator and store it in the internal data structure that backs the getValidators method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to setValidator.

The argument method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the immediate property).

Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of void, and accept parameters of type javax.faces.context.FacesContext, UIComponent, and Object.

Parameters

validatorBinding:MethodBinding: The new MethodBinding instance

setValueChangeListener back to summary

setValueChangeListener	back to summary
public void setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding valueChangeMethod) Deprecated Use `addValueChangeListener` instead, obtaining the argument `ValueChangeListener` by creating an instance of `javax.faces.event.MethodExpressionValueChangeListener`. Wrap the argument `valueChangeMethod` in an implementation of `ValueChangeListener` and store it in the internal data structure that backs the `getValueChangeListeners` method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to `setValueChangeListener`. This argument method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the `immediate` property). Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of `void`, and accept a parameter of type `javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent`. Parameters valueChangeMethod:MethodBinding The new method binding instance

public void setValueChangeListener(MethodBinding valueChangeMethod)

Deprecated

Use addValueChangeListener instead, obtaining the argument ValueChangeListener by creating an instance of javax.faces.event.MethodExpressionValueChangeListener.

Wrap the argument valueChangeMethod in an implementation of ValueChangeListener and store it in the internal data structure that backs the getValueChangeListeners method, taking care to over-write any instance that was stored by a previous call to setValueChangeListener.

This argument method will be called during the Process Validations or Apply Request Values phases (depending on the value of the immediate property).

Any method referenced by such an expression must be public, with a return type of void, and accept a parameter of type javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent.

Parameters

valueChangeMethod:MethodBinding: The new method binding instance

public Interface EditableValueHolder

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